Marilyn Grohoske Evans

Biography

Marilyn Grohoske Evans first saw chimney swifts chitter and zip in and out of grain elevators in Texas. She was fascinated, and Spit & Sticks was born. Marilyn has a journalism and public relations background, and she has published educational books for children and for school literacy programs. She is active in the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and spends time in her garden with the butterflies and flowers she loves. This is her first picture book.